Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

 

Past Simple or Present Perfect þÿ

1. Look! somebody 2. I

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my bike

my mobile phone two days ago þÿ

3. My English teacher

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4. How many exercises I

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yesterday today? Only two, but

ten last week  þÿ

5. The weather

very nice this week 

6. His grandfather died 10 years ago 7. My cousin lives there 8. I

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in France all her life and she still

for ten years now

9. When we

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on holiday the weather was awful

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10. John in England for thirty years, but now he is living in Málaga

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1.

Moth Mother er:: I want want to prep prepar aree dinn dinner er.. (you (you / wash wash))

2.

Daug Daught hter er:: I (was (wash) h)

not)

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th thee di dish shes es ye yet? t?

the the dish dishes es yest yester erda day, y, but but I (h (hav avee /

the time yet to do it today.

3.

Mot Mother: her: (y (you ou / do / al alre read ady y)

4.

Daug Daught hter er:: No, No, I (c (com omee / ju just st))

5.

Moth Mother er:: You You (c (com ome) e)

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your our home homewo work rk??

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ho home me fr from om sc scho hool ol.. ho home me from from sc scho hool ol two two ho hour urss ag ago! o!

1

 

6.

Daug Daught hter er:: Well Well,, bu butt my frie friend nd Lucy Lucy (c (cal all) l)

I (arrive)

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and I (finish / just)

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7.

Moth Mother er:: (y (you ou / se seee / no not) t)

8.

Daug Daught hter er:: Yes, Yes, but but we (hav (havee / not) not)

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when when the phone call.

Lucy Lucy at sc scho hool ol in th thee morn mornin ing? g? þÿ

ti time me to ta talk lk th then en..

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple). þÿ

1.

A: I (cycle / just)

50 km.

2.

B: I (cycle)

3.

A: I (write)

4.

B: I (wri (write te / al alre read ady) y)

5.

A: I (ring / just)

6.

B: I (rin (ring) g)

7.

A: Two Two da days ys ag ago, o, I (wat (watch ch))

8.

B: I (s (see ee / al alre read ady) y)

9.

A: I (s (spe pend nd))

10 10..

B: I (be (be / not) not)

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100 km last week.

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an essay yesterda day y. þÿ

two two es essa says ys th this is te term rm..

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my friend.

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my frien riend d 10 minut inutes es ago. ago. þÿ

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a Mado Madonn nnaa co conc ncer ertt on TV. TV. Mado Madonn nnaa li live ve in co conc ncer ert. t.

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my summ summer er holi holida day y in Aust Austra rali liaa la last st year year..

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to Aust Austra rali liaa yet. yet.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple). þÿ

1.

A: (you / be / ever)

2.

B: Yes, I (be)

3.

A: When When (be) be)

4.

B: La Last st su summ mmer er.. I (spe (spend) nd)

and we (go)

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to London?

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there three times.

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the the las astt time time yo you u (b (be) e) þÿ

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(you / like)

6.

Oh yes. yes. We re real ally ly (hav (have) e)

there here??

tw two o weeks weeks in Br Brig ight hton on wi with th my pa pare rent ntss

to London one weekend.

5.

it? þÿ

a grea greatt ti time me in Lond London on..

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7.

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Lucky you ou!! I (be / nev eveer)

to Lond ndo on.

2

 

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple). þÿ

1.

A: (you / try / ever)

2.

B: Oh, yes!

3.

A: How often (you / eat)

4. 5.

B: Two times exactly. A: When (you / eat / first)

6.

B: That That (be) (be)

7.

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haggi giss yet?

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hag agg gis?

in 2005 2005.. We (hav (have) e)

our town and they also (sell) I (buy)

haggis?

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a Scot Scotti tish sh fe fest stiv ival al in

traditional Scottish food. So

haggis. þÿ

A: (you / like)

it?

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8. B: It (be (be / no not) t) about haggis then.

too too ba bad. d. And And I (k (kno now w / no not) t)

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an anyt ythi hing ng

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9. 10.

A: When (you / find out) þÿ B: When When I (be) (be)

? in Sc Scot otla land nd in 200 2007. 7. I (g (go) o)

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to a

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restaurant and (order) haggis. Afterwards, the waiter (tell) me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in the animal's stomach. Well, I (eat / never)

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haggis again since then.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1.

A: (y (you ou / buy) buy)

2. B: Yes, Yes, I (go) (go) tickets.

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the the tick ticket etss for for ou ourr jo jour urne ney y yet? yet?

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to the the stat statio ion n yest yester erda day y an and d (b (buy uy))

3.

A: What time (you / go)

4.

B: I (t (tak ake) e)

train (leave) 5.

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a frie friend nd to the the stat statio ion n in th thee morn mornin ing. g. His His

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at 9:45.

A: (you / pack)

B: I (pack)

th thee

there?

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your bags yet?

6. B: Of co cour urse se.. And And I (a (ask sk / alre alread ady) y)  box. What about you? 7.

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my bags two days ag ago o.

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my neigh neighbou bourr to empt empty y my le lett tter  er